Samsung Electronics plans to launch more home appliances with ultraviolet (UV) LED applied to them in 2021, TheElec has learned.Samsung decided on the matter in September to apply UV-C __ ultraviolet light with wavelength between 250nm to 280nm that are useful for disinfection __ LED on more of its

LG Chem and Hyundai Motor are discussing a reaction to plan to the recent fires on the Kona EV electric vehicle model, TheElec has learned.They are considering a voluntary recall as the most likely decision for the troubled models, people familiar with the matter said.The pair has discussed the expe

SFA has won an order for battery equipment from South Korean battery giant Samsung SDI.The South Korean equipment maker will be supplying distribution and automation equipment to Samsung.SFA has now won its second large client after SK Innovation. The company supplies equipment used in separator pro

Samsung Electronics has supplied Verizon with its 5G in-building small cell called Link Cell, the company said.The cells will expand the US carrier’s 28GHz 5G coverage in commercial buildings and crowded areas such as offices, factories, shopping centers and stadiums.Verizon is also testing small ce

Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping said the company has sufficient semiconductor stock for telecom base stations in a press conference at Huawei Connect 2020.This is the first official confirmation that Huawei has stocked up semiconductors last year in preparation for US sanctions.US’s sanction on

Keysight Technologies has launched a new radar target simulator and Ethernet software for application in the automobile sector.Radars are expected to be installed more on automobiles going forward. According to IHS Markit, automobile radars market will contract 20% this year compared to 2019 due to

SK Hynix and Hanwha Precision Machinery has developed a die bonder used in the back-end of semiconductor production.Die bonders bonds the chip die to the printed circuit board. It is one of the most sophisticated equipment used in chip production lines.South Korean companies has relied on Japanese s

SFA has supplied a battery equipment to SK Innovation used in separator production, TheElec has learned.The South Korean equipment maker previously supplied mostly to Samsung.SFA has focused on display equipment and distribution systems before. It entered the battery equipment market last year.The S

LG Chem will split-off its battery business. The company held a board meeting on Thursday and decided on the matter to increase company and shareholders’ value, it said.The matter will go through vote on its extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on October 30. After the motion is approved, the company

Chinese metal company Vital Materials has been confirmed as the buyer of Samsung Corning Advanced Glass’s factory in Gumi, South Korea.Vital announced that it bought the ceramic target business of Samsung on its homepage. The Gumi factory has been producing targets used its display and solar panels.

Samsung Display’s subsidiary Samsung Corning Advanced Glass will sell its factory in Gumi, South Korea to a Chinese company.The company held a board meeting last week and decided on the matter, TheElec confirmed on Monday.Samsung Corning has two factories in South Korea __ one in Gumi and another at

Apple has appealed US Patent Trial and Appeal Boar’s (PTAB) rejection of its invalidation request against Corephotonics.PTAB has rejected Cupertino’s claim that the Israeli firm’s Miniature Telephoto Lens Assembly (Patent No. 9,568,712) was invalid.Corephotonics has used the patent to file two lawsu

Huawei was the world’s largest telecom equipment __ both wired and wireless __ vendor by a large margin in the first half of 2020, according to Dell’Oro Group.The research firm combined shares for mobile core and radio access network, broadband access, microwave and optical transport, service provid

Hanmi Semiconductor has won its patent lawsuit against rival Genesem at the appeals court, the company said on Wednesday.The patent court said Genesem used Hanmi’s patents related to vision placement equipment without approval.The court has ordered Genesem to halt production and sales of products th

Hanmi Semiconductor has won its patent lawsuit against rival Genesem at the appeals court, the company said on Wednesday.The patent court said Genesem used Hanmi’s patents related to vision placement equipment without approval.The court has ordered Genesem to halt production and sales of products th

Japanese trading firm DJK Group is offering financial support to South Korean battery equipment maker who are planning to export their goods to Swedish battery company Northvolt, TheElec confirmed.DJK has also suggested the equipment makers form a consortium to better react to the order.Northvolt’s

Battery X-ray inspection equipment maker Innometry was embroiled in a patent lawsuit with a competitor, TheElec had learned.The company recently won the patent violation and injunction lawsuit filed by rival Xavis. Xavis first filed the injunction request on October, 2018.However, Xavis won the suit

Cisco has acquired artificial intelligence software BabbleLabs, which specializes in noise reduction.The technology will be applied to remote conference app Webex, the US company said.

Sales from Open RAN will accumulate sales of up to US$5 billion in the next five years, market research firm Dell’Oro said.Virtual RAN that applies commercial off-the-shelf server on the distributed unit (DU) and central unit will account for between US$3 billion to US$5 billion, the firm said. Over

Jaguar Land Rovers sold in South Korea will have SK Telecom’s T Map navigation app by default, the telco said.The app will have high precision map for Jaguar’s advanced driver assistance system and will also have features dedicated to the electric vehicle version of the Land Rover.The carrier said i